美国奖学金TA和RA的区别

　　想必申请美国留学的同学们都已经对美国奖学金有了初步的了解,其中最著名的就是服务性奖学金ta和ra,也是大家最常申请的。ta全称teaching assistantship,也就是助教金,而research  assistantship就是ra,为助研金,下面详细为大家介绍ta和ra的申请。

　　ta：teaching assistantship,a form of financial aid awarded to  graduate students to help support their  education. teaching  assistantships usually provide the graduate student with a  waiver of  all or part of tuition, plus a small stipend for living expenses. as   the name implies, a ta is required to perform teaching-related duties.

　　ra：research assistantship,a form of financial aid awarded to  graduate students to help support their  education. research  assistantships usually provide the graduate student with a  waiver of  all or part of tuition, plus a small stipend for living expenses. as   the name implies, an ra is required to perform research duties.  sometimes these  duties are strongly tied to the student"s eventual  thesis topic.

　　如何申请：ta和ra属于服务性奖学金,获得此类资助者每周担任12-20小时的辅助教学或研究工作。这种经济资助只提供给硕士或者博士申请 者。绝大多数的美国高校研究生院都设置这种资助,然而并非所有的此类资助都能覆盖一年中的全部费用,但多数都在全部金额的2/3以上。不过很多学校提供这 种奖学金的同时,还会给学生免学杂费,也就相当于申请到“全奖”。在这里还有一点需要说明,ta/ra所得是要纳税的。

　　更多的,由于目前申请美国留学的人数众多,所以不光申请竞争激烈,奖学金申请竞争同样激烈,优秀的同学越来越多。在这种情况下,我们提醒大家亮 点,如果要顺利申请到奖学金,首先要早规划留学,提高自己的硬件条件,其次就是要尽早申请,争取在时间上占有优势,剩下的,就要看运气了！